Article continues below advertisementActor George Clooney has come to the defense of late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel, who is once again under fire because of a Melania Trump joke he made days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.The backlash centers on a skit from Jimmy Kimmel Live! that aired on Thursday, April 23. In the segment, Kimmel staged an "alternative" monologue for the WHCD and joked that Melania had a "glow like an expectant widow."The joke drew heavy criticism because two days later, a shooting incident occurred outside the actual WHCD in Washington, D.C.